to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
time; season; period; phase; stage
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
summertime; summer season
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
(period of) a year; during an era
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
cake or snack served with tea
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
overlay; overlay (segment)
(United States of) America; USA
existence; possession; having; limited company
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
noted product; local specialty
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)